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From the MS website: "As a best practice, users should always exercise extreme caution when opening unsolicited attachments from both known and unknown sources." What the heck does does that mean? How do I exercise extreme caution when opening a file? Is that like being careful when I pick up a frying pan that may be hot --- sort of hold my hand close to it and then touch it lightly to see if it is to hot? Am I supposed to click slowly on the file or something? Click on the file, but look away from the monitor? I hate the way that Microsoft tries to shift blame to the user and puts out such meaningless statements about security. Better advice would be that all users of Word take the next week off and wait for the patch. /rant off -Tom Cheryl Akers wrote: > Published: December 5, 2006 > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/929433.mspx > > Microsoft is investigating a new report of limited zero-day attacks > using a vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word 2002, > Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Word Viewer 2003, Microsoft Word > 2004 for Mac, and Microsoft Word v. X for Mac, as well as Microsoft > Works 2004, 2005, and 2006. > > Also see > http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2006/12/microsoft_word_0day_under_inve.html > > Cheryl > > Cheryl Akers, MS, CNA - [log in to unmask] > Microcomputer Support - Microbiology and Molecular Genetics > 2228C Biomedical Physical Sciences > Michigan State University > East Lansing, MI 48824 > > 517-355-6463 X1514 > > "I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes, several days attack me > at once." > Jennifer Unlimited